November 7, 2012

Preparing To Re-Decorate - Help!!

Ok - so I sold several items of furniture, Hurricane Sandy hit NY, president Obama was re-elected, snowstorm hitting NYC as we speak & we'll be moving next week. With all that said, I've been busting my head thinking about how to decorate the next place! I LOVE decorating but my husband doesn't understand my passion (he'd say obsession) with what will go with what!!?!? I'm certainly NOT an interior designer, so I'm asking designers or non-designers to pls give some quick input on what you think looks best. We no longer have our white french provincial sofa, it was SOLD. Boo hoo.

However, the show must go on & I'm ready to select a new sofa, this one to be exact from Jayson Home & Garden in a velvet fabric. I've already purchased the Madeline Weinrib greek key rug in 8x10" you see below & am keeping the Jonathan Adler lamp as well as the white IKEA floating shelves & white leather daybed (I hope). I'm also bringing with us our white lucite coffee table, I think it will make the space appear spacious because it is clear. The Dilemma: I have no idea what color fabric to choose for the sofa. What do you think would work well with the rug below?? The rug is a blueish color with off-white Greek key around the edges.Based on the pieces you see below, what color would you select for the sofa?? YES, the python benches will be included in the mix & the sofa will also have a set of bolsters on each side of the arms.

The passion, obsession, and total kookiness is what I love about you, baby! You know I would love to get the charcoal but I'm just not sure it will flow well with the Weinrib rug. Either way, though, I trust your judgment and look forward to seeing what you come up with :)

Are you going with white walls like in the photo? If you are, I would go with a luxurious velvet fabric in a dark, rich colour. Something like a navy blue, or purple, (although I suspect your husband wouldn't be a huge fan of that! hah...)With white walls and that greek rug it would totally pop!

Can't wait to see photos of what you do with your new place! I love moving so much, purely for the redecorating haha :p

I also agree on the charcoal grey, but a deep color like navy would also work well with rug and the python stools. Either way, whatever you choose, I'm sure it'll look great. Good luck on your new place!

I would go with one of the two fabric choices in your picture, either the camry pebble or the queen buckwheat. Then you can draw on the gold flecks from the fabric and make it rich and luxurious. Those colors would also play well with the gold in the floor lamp and any gold accents you might have in sconces or mirrors.

I'd go with grey too! I like the swatch on the right (Grid Stone?) as I think it would really make the gorgeous rug pop and blend with your other pieces. Look forward to seeing which one you decide on :)

The rug is quite dark overall so I personally would go for the lightest colour couch I can. It looks like the rug has beige in the contrast pattern but I have a feeling a very pale, clean grey would be more your style and go much better with white walls and other cool tones!

I'm no designer but I can't wait to read all the input. After agonizing over it for months, I went with a neutral linen on mine when I bought. Living in a tiny studio apartment, it had to be special order and then the fabric I picked was discontinued. lol, just my luck. They had another one very similar, but in a higher grade (of course) but all in all, I love my sofa esp since I love so much color. I can change out the pillows, I bought a blue trellis print rug and now I'm on the hunt for curtains. I wasn't going to but with the winter, the place feels cold.

Lol, sorry, got a little off topic. I can't wait to see what you go with.

I'm an Interior Designer and I would say that you want to go with something either light or dark since the rug is a medium hue and since you already have two large white pieces, I would go with dark. Of the swatches you pictured, I would definitely say Lugano Gray, particularly since it looks like it would pick up the tones in in the python benches. Definitely share when you get it all put together!

Grey all the way! The other colors are to heavy. Can't wait to see how you put everything together. You always do a great job! Funny thing is, for the longest time I thought you were an interior designer when I first started reading you blog way back :)

It seems redundant, but I think with all of the light colors a dark deep color would be a great contrast. But also... depending on the light of your new space you could go with a lighter velvet and create a monotone space with accents of bold color from your art work! I think that would be fresh also... Such a hard choice! Can't wait to see what you choose!!

My first thought was navy. But then I thought it would just be too visually "heavy." Then I thought something like Queen Buckwheat in your swatches would be cozy looking and match with everything and anything you have or will ever have in the future.

What a wonderful sofa! Love it! Like most commenters, I'd go with the dark charcoal grey. You like to use black and white so the grey would bring a nice contrast similar to black. Maybe get a throw or pillows with the blue color of the rug and/or bring out the blue color from one of your paintings. Also, what are you doing for curtains? Will they be black or white or something else? Perhaps the blue from the rug could be in the curtains/drapes. Whatever you decide, it will be beautiful! Your places always are.

I like a pale grey - Grid Stone, or Savvy Seasame. I like high contrast, so with the blue rug, go light. Don't worry about matching the python - the skins will work no matter what, and you can incorporate the navy velvets and dark charcoals (that others are suggesting) into your pillows. Blues and charcoals together can be hard because the greys can have green, blue, purple and taupe undertones. So definitely lay the samples on the rug if you can!

I can't speak about colour, but I can speak for comfort. The sofa you're about to choose has very high sides, and speaking from expeirence with my own sofa (of high sides), after a time it becomes increasingly uncomfortable as well as posing serious problems if you want to chill out and lie down on it. Seriously, I would be thinking comfort over style! Hope this helps? :) Hx

Hej :) I would choose the Queen Buckwheat (colour on the top, sorry maybe its not spelled right), because I think this will match the off-white pattern best. Otherwise it could be a bit too much colours... Just a thought. :) Your blog is great! Cant wait to see the result.

Thinking in the long term,I wonder if Navy is going to be something you will still like down the road? And judging from my own space I adore contrast and I just don't think that the charcoal is doing that with the rug? Velvet should be sumptuous and beiges or tans just don't do that,if the fabric choice was more linen then I would be all over the tans. I opt for the silvery grey,I just think in the end it's going to show up the blue in the rug so much nicer rather then blend in like the charcoal will! Does the rug come in another color way? Black and white?http://www.dawnajonesdesign.com/

Hey Jen! I'd go for the shiny camry pebble as well! Looks great with the python and the rug in terms of colour, and because of the shine adds interest. And as much as I love it, be very careful with velvet (and with dark colour for that matter) and furry friends. It really is not fun having to clean it all the time..believe me! Also, with the camry pebble you can change your colour mood easily with pillows and throws, without having to buy a new sofa all the time! Good luck on deciding! Hope I've been able to help you a little!

I was kinda of suprised with your rug choice ( the color)... it seems like your style is revolving, changing or something along the lines... I would go grey. Your other pieces are strong and bold, the couch is your soft spot and I think the grey would be just that... you have great taste I am sure it will be lovely!

Um just a reminder that though you may not be a designer, you certainly don't need one either!!! Everything is seriously to love here. And can I just saying I am DYING over that sofa, serious love right there! Can't wait to see it all come together(ps secretly this is why I love you moving so much!)xx

I am voting for light gray! Honestly, if you like colors as much as I do and they have other color options, I would pick hot pink/ dusty pink or apple green! That would be fabulous with the navy blue rug!

I can't wait to see what you ended up picking but I know the results will be stunning!

Agree with the commenters above. A rich charcoal grey would look awesome as a velvet fabric and it would fit your other furniture. Just make sure it has a blue-ish twist in it (yes grey isn´t grey - you can have it blue-ish or red-ish or green-ish) to work with the rug.

This is such a lovely looking beginning, Jen! I love the sheen of the Camry Pebble and think it's a perfect, classic neutral. No doubt it will be stunning, whatever you choose! Can't wait to see more.xos.